Upon a star
I know I have been blogging quite a bit about mastering techniques, and there sure is quite a bit to be learned. But today I would like to re-orient my approach, so as to be more useful to fellow musicians.
If there is one thing that I learned the hard way, is to not call yourself mastering engineer if you have less than ten to twenty years experience, some of which resulting in you actually getting paid for your art.
This means that if you do NOT want to make it in the music business, continue to master your songs alone. You will be canned in less time than it takes for Charlie Sheen to get 100,000 new followers on tweeter. If you do want to succeed, you need a producer. Now producers are like bees. Between vinegar and honey, they usually go for honey. In this case, great songs, presented in the best way possible.
And that’s where all my blogs come in. You may, and probably should, use all the techniques I’ve talked about in the past, and use them to make a case for you, that is the best demo tape you can make. Now only you call this a demo tape, because it actually is sub-standard. But a producer will get the idea about what you’re trying to express. If he’s interested, he may want to collaborate with you and do a real demo tape of you playing, or someone else. If you’re lucky, or truly gifted, you might end up with a CD.
Like I said before, music is a Do Not Do It Yourself world. Be the master of your art, push it to the limit, and let other people take it from there.
Peace.
